J/24 Competitive Boat Handling - Chapter 4 - Spinnaker Douses

[@eventhisidistaken]

Thank you for this....trying to get into competitive handling, and there's a major entry barrier for a new (but not young) captain. ...crewing to try to get basics down, but at my age, everyone expects me to be in charge or at least know what I'm doing.

[@ForedeckYoda]

Matt (or anyone!), do you know what happened to the topping lift at 1:53 and 3:30? Is it on a continuous line that permits the bowman to unclip it from the pole and just let go of it so that it snaps back against the mast? I thought most bowmen would have to re-clip the topping lift to the mast ring as its upwind stowage point.